Surgery and procedures CPT 64721 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Carpal tunnel release cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for carpal tunnel release, open surgery as an inpatient: from $2,689.40 to $4,255.30, with a median of $3,145.80. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $456.40 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $2,943.72 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 64721, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,689.40Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$3,145.80half pay less
Highest$4,255.30in this market
Difference1.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

median
Lowest $2,689.40Highest $4,460.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM $2,689.40 $3,842.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM $3,145.80 $4,494.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM $4,255.30 $6,079.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ED NEUROPLASTY MEDIAN NERVE AT CARP TUNNEL CDM $4,460.40 $6,372.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,689.40, median $3,145.80, highest $4,255.30 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,700.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

Carpal tunnel release cuts the ligament across the palm side of the wrist to take pressure off the median nerve. It is done for numbness, tingling and weakness in the hand that do not improve with splints or injections.

What the price covers

The facility price usually covers the operating or procedure room and recovery. The surgeon and any anesthesia or sedation are billed separately.